Yaneisy Rodriguez
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Yaneisy Rodriguez Perez | ||
| Date of birth | 8 March 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Richland, Washington, United States | ||
| Height | 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||
| Position | Full-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Cruz Azul | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2021 | Washington Huskies | 3 | (0) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022 | Necaxa | 12 | (0) |
| 2022–2024 | UNAM | 65 | (0) |
| 2025– | Cruz Azul | 10 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 5 March 2025 | |||
Yaneisy Rodriguez Perez (born 8 March 2002), is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for Liga MX Femenil club Cruz Azul. Born to Mexican parents in the United States, she embraces her Mexican American identity with Indigenous roots.[1] As of 2024, she is working toward a bachelor's degree in communications.[2]
Early life and education
[edit | edit source]Rodriguez was born on 8 March 2002, in Richland, Washington,[3] to Carmen and Manuel Rodriguez. She has two older siblings: Yaritza and Iovani. Her father played soccer for Chapingo Autonomous University, and her brother played for Saint Martin's University.[4]
Rodriguez started playing soccer at age six in a recreational program at the YMCA shortly after she started playing club soccer at Three Rivers Soccer Club in Pasco WA. In middle school, she moved to Vancouver, Washington, and joined FC Portland in the Elite Clubs National League (ECNL). In 2019, she was selected to be part of the ECNL Conference Selection Program in the Northwest Conference.[4]
Rodriguez attended Columbia River High School, where she lettered all four years. She helped the team win the state championship her freshman[5] and senior years.[6] She was named a First Team All-Conference player for three years.[4] In 2019, Yaneisy scored 25 goals and 16 assists in her senior season, including three game-winning goals in the state tournament.[7] She was also named The Columbian's All-Region girls soccer player of the year.[4][8]
After graduating from Columbia River High School in 2020, Rodriguez began studying at the University of Washington.[7][9]
In December 2021, she participated in a U-20 Mexican women's national team training camp.
College career
[edit | edit source]While attending the University of Washington, Rodriguez had a short spell with the school's soccer team,[9] making her NCAA debut in the spring of 2021.[4]
Club career
[edit | edit source]Necaxa (2022)
[edit | edit source]On January 19, 2022, Rodriguez was announced as the newest player for Necaxa Femenil in the LIGA MX Femenil Clausura 2022. After the Clausura 2022 ended, Rodriguez left the team.
UNAM (2022–present)
[edit | edit source]Rodriguez joined Club Universidad Nacional for the LIGA MX Femenil Apertura 2022. The team reached the league finals in Clausura 2023.
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Yaneisy Rodriguez at Liga MX Femenil (archive) (in Spanish)
- 2002 births
- Living people
- Club Universidad Nacional (women) footballers
- Club Necaxa (women) footballers
- Cruz Azul (women) footballers
- Liga MX Femenil players
- Washington Huskies women's soccer players
- Mexican women's footballers
- American women's soccer players
- 21st-century American sportswomen
- 21st-century Mexican sportswomen
- Columbia River High School alumni
- Mexican women's football biography stubs
- American women's soccer defender stubs